u3a

Canterbury & District

Events

This page shows forthcoming events organised by Canterbury & District u3a. The u3a also organises events at a regional and a national level.

Regional Events. Visit these sites: Kent u3a Network or SE Region or SE Forum.

National Events. The u3a's national body - The Third Age Trust -publishes details of national events on the u3a Trust website. Check out our own National Events page for highlights of some of these events and activities.

Forthcoming events

9th July 2026
9:15 am - 4:00 pm
Outing
As promised we will be returning to Maidstone, the county town of Kent, this year  on Thursday 9th July.  We will be going by coach  with some time browsing the county museum followed by a 3 hour river tour on the Medway with a fish and chip lunch included.  The cost is £55pp. The museum is based in an Elizabethan mansion on St Faith’s Street, […]
Cost: £55
Booking Required
10th July 2026
10:30 am
Walk
Leisurely 3-4 Mile walk from outside The Dairy, 40 The Street, Boughton under Blean, Faversham, (ME13 9AS). Park in the streets close by or take Bus 3X fron Canterbury Bus Station. We walk to the Church at Herne Hill and return via Mount Ephraim, where we will stop for tea and optional scones en route.
Booking Required
10th July 2026
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Summer Programme
Friday 10th July 10.30, mid-afternoon Samphire Hoe, Dover with Helen Nattrass. Following interest expressed at last year's Chalk and Flint Day, I've arranged for a slightly shorter day at Samphire Hoe where I can talk about the Channel Tunnel Construction as I did it. The day will start around 10.30 for 11.00 until about 3-ish in the education room at Samphire Hoe, just by the […]
Cost: £tbc
Booking Required
13th July 2026
1:45 pm
Garden Visit (NGS)
After a short introduction by the owner we will stroll round a 5 acre wildflower meadow with adjoining 2 acres of relaxed planted gardens and views over the North Downs the owners’ vineyard. If you would like to come please contact Lynne Parkinson by July 10th Parking and toilet facilities available picnics can be taken but why not join us afterwards at Poppies Tea Room […]
Venue: Stable House
Cost: £6 in cash
Booking Required
14th July 2026
2:00 pm
Group meeting
This month's topic is Reflection. The brief is to submit 3 photos via WhatsApp as before, prior to the meeting for discussion on the day. Any u3a member is welcome to join us. Contact the group organiser for further details and to enable you to be added to the WhatsApp group.
4th September 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Joining Session
Please feel free to drop in at our Friday monthly Joining Session. And bring a friend! Joining Sessions are an opportunity to meet other new members; meet Committee members; drink coffee; ask questions; and of course, become a U3A member. If you decide to join, membership costs £20 for the year (please bring cash or cheque). You can also renew your lapsed membership at a […]
14th September 2026
to 18th September 2026
Holiday
PLEASE NOTE This holiday is now sold out. The Cotswolds covers a huge area – almost 800 square miles running through five counties – Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. Each area has its own identity, and yet all contain those defining features: golden stone and rolling hills, the ‘wolds’. Our tour takes us to iconic Cotswold towns and cities, a beautiful Norman abbey with […]
Cost: £712 pp
25th September 2026
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Outing
Do join us for a relaxed trip around historic Rochester
Cost: £45
Booking Required
2nd October 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Joining Session
Please feel free to drop in at our Friday monthly Joining Session. And bring a friend! Joining Sessions are an opportunity to meet other new members; meet Committee members; drink coffee; ask questions; and of course, become a U3A member. If you decide to join, membership costs £20 for the year (please bring cash or cheque). You can also renew your lapsed membership at a […]
6th November 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Joining Session
Please feel free to drop in at our Friday monthly Joining Session. And bring a friend! Joining Sessions are an opportunity to meet other new members; meet Committee members; drink coffee; ask questions; and of course, become a U3A member. If you decide to join, membership costs £20 for the year (please bring cash or cheque). You can also renew your lapsed membership at a […]
20th November 2026
12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Outing
For our Christmas outing this year we are going to Greenwich for an afternoon of Christmas shopping and/or self guided sight-seeing followed by a Thames pleasure boat hour cruise to Westminster and coach trip round this year's London's Lights and a fish a chip supper in a restaurant.  The Outing will be on the Friday 20th November and the cost will be £65 Greenwich has […]
Cost: £65
Booking Required